The team sheets are in ahead of our opening game of the season at St James’ Park, where we take on Unai Emery’s Aston Villa at 5.30pm.
Here’s the side Eddie Howe has gone with:
STARTING XI: Pope – Trippier, Schar, Botman, Burn – Tonali, Bruno, Joelinton – Almiron, Isak, Gordon.
SUBS: Dubravka, Lascelles, Wilson, Targett, Barnes, Livramento, Murphy, Anderson, Longstaff.
Sandro Tonali makes his debut from the start, while Anthony Gordon has been preferred to Harvey Barnes on the left.
Alexander Isak leads the line, leaving Elliot Anderson on the bench alongside Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson and Tino Livramento.
Fabian Schar is fit enough to start after returning from a slight hamstring concern, seeing the Swiss international partner Sven Botman at the back.
For the visitors, former Toon target Moussa Diaby starts alongside Ollie Watkins.
HWTL!
